Guppies ................

[SugarQube]

Hi could someone tell me if it would be cruel to have 4 male guppies and no females ? Or would it be in the best interest to have both male and female I don't want any babies ( that would turn into a emergency topic for me )

 

[Boxa]

Depends if you want to end up having 4 Gay Guppy's.

 

[HendrixTheOscar]

I got 3 male guppies and they were fine together mostly. At least until they got eaten down to one

 

[SugarQube]

Depends if you want to end up having 4 Gay Guppy's.

I got 3 male guppies and they were fine together mostly. At least until they got eaten down to one

Thanks (who ate them)

 

[dwarfgourami]

It is not cruel per se- certainly not more cruel than producing unwanted fry- but there is a risk of aggression when you keep all males. The best ways to avoid this is to have a large number (5 is often mentioned as a sort of minimum) and to provide plenty of cover for an inferior individual to hide.

 

[SugarQube]

It is not cruel per se- certainly not more cruel than producing unwanted fry- but there is a risk of aggression when you keep all males. The best ways to avoid this is to have a large number (5 is often mentioned as a sort of minimum) and to provide plenty of cover for an inferior individual to hide.

Thanks for replies

 

[Miss Wiggle]

It is not cruel per se- certainly not more cruel than producing unwanted fry- but there is a risk of aggression when you keep all males. The best ways to avoid this is to have a large number (5 is often mentioned as a sort of minimum) and to provide plenty of cover for an inferior individual to hide.

agreed

 

[HendrixTheOscar]

I got 3 male guppies and they were fine together mostly. At least until they got eaten down to one

Thanks (who ate them)
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I'm not sure as yet, i'm thinking it was my bichir though as he's grown extremely rapidly as the other two disappeared and yet the other bichir i removed yesterday was the same size as when i'd got him. So the prime suspect is still swimming around in there. Looks cool